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NASB | 1 Corinthians 12:30 All do not have gifts of healings, do they? All do not speak with tongues, do they? All do not interpret, do they? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 12:30 Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? |
Subject: speaking in tounges |
Bible Note: Hello julia-marie, Welcome to the Forum. If I may, this is a highly debatable and emotionally charged topic, so be aware that all may not be in agreement... myself included:-) First, John 16:23 needs to be understood in it's CONTEXT- and quoted text verbatim! Without context, all you have is pretext. The entire verse reads, "In that day you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you." (NASB) To what does, "In that day..." refer to?. I would offer that it's not tongues!; Second, Eph. 6:18 reads "With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints," (NASB) Again, the entire context of the verse- and passage- must be considered. The context is speaking to the "armor of God" and it is Christ personified in these attributes!; Third, does not God understand English? Though tongues is indeed a gift, not all have it (1 Cor. 12:30), nor are they supposed to. I would much rather seek the "more excellent way"- Love and the Giver of the gifts, the Lord Jesus Christ! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |